Fort Walton Beach Council minutes — 04-26-05 regular minutes — reading text

Campbell seconded motion and it carried unanimously with Holmes, Patterson, Campbell, Tucker, Pullen, Hartwell, and Minich in favor. HOUSING AUTHORITY APPOINTMENT Consideration of the Mayor' s appointment to the Housing Authority Board. Mr. Tucker moved to approve the Mayor' s reappointment of Mae O. Wilcher, 69 Ed Brown Street, Fort Walton Beach, to serve as the tenant commissioner on the Fort Walton Beach Housing Authority Board for a four-year term until April 25, 2009. Mr. Campbell seconded motion and it carried unanimously with Holmes, Patterson, Campbell, Tucker, Pullen, Hartwell, and Minich in favor. BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEEITREE BOARD APPOINTMENT Consideration of appointment to the Beautification Com it e /Tree Board. Mr. Holmes moved to appoint Sonja Mackey, 719 Green Street, Fort Walton Beach, to the Beautification CommitteelTree Board for an unexpired term until January 13, 2007. Mr. Tucker seconded motion and it carried unanimously with Holmes, Patterson, Campbell, Tucker, Pullen, Hartwell, and Minich in favor. Mr. Minich moved to appoint Gary Robins, 17 Holmes Blvd NW, Fort Walton Beach, to the Beautification CommitteelTree Board for an unexpired term until September 9, 2006. Dr. Pullen seconded motion and it carried unanimously with Holmes, Patterson, Campbell, Tucker, Pullen, Hartwell, and Minich in favor. MAYOR/COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS Mr. Tucker advised that a portable pump- out station operates out of Brooks Bridge Bait and Tackle and is available for the public to use. 156 4/ 26/ 05 MAYOR/COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS ( CONT) Mr. Campbell thanked City staff for the great picnic held on April 23. The Mayor thanked Rev. Ross and Mr. Whiting from First United Methodist Church for assisting in the invocation and pledge. The Mayor introduced Nicholas Highers with Boy Scout Troop 506, who is working toward his merit badge, and presented him with a City pin. The Mayor announced an accreditation ceremony for the Police Department being held in Jacksonville on Wednesday, June 29, and he along with other Council members will be attending. He asked that Council consider changing the date of the Tuesday, June 28 Council meeting to Thursday, June 30, to allow those interested to attend the ceremony. Consensus of Council was to reschedule the meeting to June 30; the City Manager advised it would be placed on the calendar. CITY MANAGER ANNOUNCEMENTS The City Manager announced the Musical Echoes from April 29 to May 1 at the Fort Walton Landing; the blessing of the Sound property on April 27 at 11 :30 am; the ribbon cutting for the Purple Martin feeding stations on Friday, April 29, at 4 pm; Family Reading Fun Day at the Fort Walton Beach Library on Saturday April 30 from 9 am to noon; and the Relay for Life beginning Friday, April 29 at 6 pm at the fairgrounds. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8: 35 p. m. MAYOR: T4ST: c~e.+~ tJ !